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2008
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July 15 The Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Book Prize –The Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Book Prize and the Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Article Prize are awarded annually by the Association of Black Women Historians for the best book, anthology, and article about African American women's history. The competition is open to all books and articles about African American women's history published since August 2007, including those written by members and non-members of ABWH. Deadline for nomination: July 15, 2008. Please send four copies of the entry, a letter of nomination, and any supporting material about the book, anthology, or article to Ida E. Jones. Winners will be notified in early September and honored on October 4, 2008, at the annual ABWH luncheon during the Association for the Study of African American Life and History Convention in Birmingham, AL. For more information about the prize, contract Ida E. Jones at iejones@howard.edu.
Web page: http://www.abwh.org
Contact e-mail: iejones@howard.edu
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August 1 Edward S. Miller Research Fellowship in Naval History–The Naval War College Foundation intends to award one grant of $1,000 to the researcher with the greatest need and can make the optimum use of the research materials for naval history located in the Naval War College's Archives, Naval Historical Collection, Naval War College Museum, and Henry E. Eccles Library. Further information on the manuscript and archival collections and copies of the registers for specific collections are available on request from the Head, Naval Historical Collection. E-mail: evelyn.cherpak@nwc.navy.mil The recipient will be a Research Fellow in the Naval War Colleges Maritime History Department, which will provide administrative support during the research visit. Submit detailed research proposal that includes a full statement of financial need and comprehensive research plan for optimal use of Naval War College materials, curriculum vitae, at least two letters of recommendation, and relevant background information by August 1, 2008, to Miller Naval History Fellowship Committee, Naval War College Foundation, 686 Cushing Road, Newport, RI 02841-1207. For further information, contact the chair of the selection committee at john.hattendorf@nwc.navy.mil. Employees of the U.S. Naval War College or any agency of the U.S. Department of Defense are not eligible for consideration; EEO/AA regulations apply.
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September 1 White House Historical Association Grants–The White House Historical Association invites scholars to apply for grants that will defray costs of travel and accommodations. The association will consider projects that make use of textual and non-textual records pertinent to the president, first family, and subordinates while the president lives in the White House. The focus of the research should be the White House, including life and work there, as well as the physical structure. Maximum grant: $2,000. Deadlines March 1 and September 1. See "Research" at www.whitehousehistory.org for more information and application procedures.
Web page: http://www.whitehousehistory.org
Contact e-mail: jriley@whha.org
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November 1 Institute for Advanced Study, Opportunities for Scholars–The Institute for Advanced Study is a community of scholars focused on intellectual inquiry, free from teaching and other university obligations. Scholars of any nationality may be offered membership for up to a year and a stipend. Extensive resources are provided including offices, libraries, restaurant and housing facilities and some secretarial services. The School of Historical Studies' principal interests are the history of western, near eastern and Asian civilizations, Greek and Roman civilization, history of Europe (medieval, early modern, and modern), the Islamic world, East Asia, history of art, science, philosophy, modern international relations, and music. Residence in Princeton is required. Members' only other obligation is to pursue their own research. Eligibility requirements: a PhD and substantial publications. Further information is on the school's web site, www.hs.ias.edu, or contact the Administrative Officer at mzelazny@ias.edu. Deadline: November 1, 2008.
Web page: http://www.hs.ias.edu/hsannoun.htm
Contact e-mail: mzelazny@ias.edu
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December 1 OAH Huggins-Quarles Award–Named for Benjamin Quarles and Nathan Huggins, two outstanding historians of the African American past, the Huggins-Quarles Award is given annually to one or two graduate students of color at the dissertation research stage of their PhD program. To apply for a $1,000 award ($2,000 if only one is awarded), the student should submit a five-page dissertation proposal (which should include a definition of the project, an explanation of the project's significance and contribution to the field, and a description of the most important primary sources), along with a one-page itemized budget explaining travel and research plans. Each application must be accompanied by a letter from the dissertation adviser attesting to the student's status and the ways in which the Huggins-Quarles Award will facilitate the completion of the dissertation project. Please also include e-mail addresses for both the applicant and the adviser, if available. One complete copy of each application (including cover letter, abstract, budget, and reference letter), clearly labeled "2009 Huggins-Quarles Award Entry," must be mailed to each member of the Committee on the Status of African American, Latino/a, Asian American, and Native American Historians (ALANA) and ALANA Histories listed at the end of this announcement and received by December 1, 2008. The committee will evaluate the applications and announce the award by the 2009 annual meeting of the OAH, to be held in Seattle, Washington, March 26-29. Lionel Kimble Jr., Dept. of History/Philosophy/Political Science, Chicago State University, 9501 South King Dr., SCI 116-A, Chicago, IL 60628; Amrita Chakrabarti Myers (Committee Chair), Dept. of History, Indiana University, 733 Ballantine Hall, 1020 East Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405-7103; Lydia R. Otero, Cesar Chávez Building, Room 208, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210023, Tucson, AZ 85721-0023; Adrienne Petty, Dept. of History, NAC 5/144, City College of New York, 138th. St. and Convent Ave., New York, NY 10031; George J. Sánchez, Program in American Studies & Ethnicity, University of Southern California, 3470 Trousdale Pkwy., WPH 303, Los Angeles, CA 90089-4033.
2009
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January 15 Smithsonian American Art Museum 2008-09 Fellowship Awards–The Smithsonian American Art Museum grants awards for scholars and students to pursue research at the museum, including senior, predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships. The deadline for next year's applications is January 15, 2009. For more information about the fellowship program and the fellows' abstracts, please visit americanart.si.edu/fellowships.
Web page: http://americanart.si.edu/fellowships
Contact e-mail: SAAMFellowships@si.edu
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February 1 Wisconsin Libraries Grants in Aid–The Friends of the University of WisconsinMadison Libraries is pleased to offer a minimum of four grants-in-aid annually, each one month in duration, for research in the humanities in any field appropriate to the library's collections. The purpose is to foster the high-level use of the University of WisconsinMadison Libraries' rich holdings, and to make them better known and more accessible to a wider circle of scholars. Awards are $2,000 each, or $3,000 for those traveling from outside North America. Memorial Library, the university's principal research library is distinguished in almost every area of scholarship. It boasts world-renowned collections of: history of science from the Middle Ages through the Enlightenment; pseudo science and medical and scientific quackery; the largest American collection of avant-garde "Little Magazines;" a rapidly growing collection of American women writers to 1920; Scandinavian and Germanic history and literature; Dutch post-Reformation theology and church history; French political pamphlets of the 16th and 17th centuries; many other fields. Generally, applicants must have a PhD or be able to demonstrate a record of solid intellectual accomplishment. Scholars and graduate students who have completed all requirements except the dissertation are also eligible. The grants-in-aid are designed primarily to help provide access to UWMadison library resources for people who live beyond commuting distance. Preference will be given to scholars who reside outside a 75-mile radius of Madison. The grantee is expected to be in residence during the term of the award, which may be taken up at any time during the year. Applications are due February 1 of any year. For application forms or more information, see http://giving.library.wisc.edu/friends/grant-in-aid.shtml, or write to Friends of the University of WisconsinMadison Libraries, University of WisconsinMadison, 990 Memorial Library, 728 State St., Madison, WI 53706, or contact the Friends at (608) 265-2505; fax (608) 265-2754. E-¬mail: friends@library.wisc.edu.
February 13 Swann Foundation Fellowship in Caricature and Cartoon–The Library of Congress administers the Swann Foundation Fellowship (or smaller awards) for graduate students to pursue scholarly research in the field of caricature and cartoon at the library. The deadline for next year's applications is February 13, 2009. For information including application forms and a list of funded projects, please visit http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swannhome.html.
Web page: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swann-fellow.html
Contact e-mail: swann@loc.gov
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